What Really Is the E-mini S&P?
The E-mini S&P, also called S&P E-mini, or simply E-mini, is an index futures security offered by the CME Group and regulated by the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange). The E-mini is considered a benchmark of US stock market performance because it consists of various Standard and Poor’s 500 large-cap stocks. On the news, you may […]
New High-Frequency Trading Regulations Underway
On Thursday, June 5, 2014 Mary Jo White, SEC Chair, announced plans to regulate high-frequency trading. At a New York City conference, she said, “The SEC should not roll back the technology clock, but we are assessing the extent to which specific elements of the computer-driven trading environment may be working against investors rather than […]
January Prediction Still On Point
You may recall a couple blog posts I wrote earlier in the year describing my expectations for U.S. indices. I described the January Effect, a way of predicting where U.S. indices will be valued at year’s end using closing values for January. To read exactly how the January Effect works, see the January, 30 2012 […]
Data Feed Spotlight – Kinetick – Fast Market Data, Unfiltered
As you’re probably aware, we at Day Trade to Win always use NinjaTrader when trading, in our videos or otherwise, as our preferred trading platform. Kinetick is NinjaTrader’s solution for fast, unfiltered, real-time market data for Stocks, Futures and Forex. Kinetick is optimized for NinjaTrader 7 and designed to exceed the expectations of the most […]
First Day of Trading in 2012 – E-Mini S&P 500
As expected, the first trading day of 2012 opened with a bang. The E-Mini S&P 500 (ES) opened near the 1273 mark and rallied approximately four points to 1277. A brief period of tumble turned in to another rally by 10:00 a.m., with price moving within a five point range in just eight minutes. This […]
